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Draft
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Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
Soviet Union
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Foreign
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SU
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About
The Soviet Union was a communist state (1922-1991) that systematically suppressed Jewish religious practice, culture, and emigration through policies like the refusal to allow Soviet Jews to leave. It was the subject of America's Cold War foreign policy, with neoconservatives opposing any perceived softening of stance towards it.
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Neoconservative movement
opposed
Felt increasing anger towards America’s foreign policy, particularly the perceived softening of America’s stance towards the Soviet Union, which was a factor in the movement's formation.
David Harris
expelled
Harris was detained twice by Soviet authorities—once in 1974 after engaging with Jewish refuseniks during Simchat Torah at Moscow Choral Synagogue, leading to his expulsion from the country, and again in 1981 at the Moscow International Book Fair—marking direct personal confrontations with the regime's antisemitic policies.
Since 1974